From Garage to RustFS: When Good Enough Isn't Enough Anymore
I migrated from MinIO to Garage this week. Now I'm migrating again — this time to RustFS. Here's why, and how I built a proper Helm chart to run it on my Talos cluster.
tag: Kubernetes
My Homelab Setup: Network, Bare Metal Kubernetes, and a Ridiculous Desktop
A deep dive into my home setup: a fully wired Gigabit network, a 5-node Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster, dual Synology NAS units, and a desktop build that has absolutely no chill.
Migrating from MinIO to Garage: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
MinIO killed its community edition. Here's how I migrated to Garage on my Talos/K8s homelab cluster.
From Cloud-Native Kubernetes to Bare Metal AI: The OpenClaw Journey
Why I moved my AI agent stack from Kubernetes to a bare metal laptop, what broke along the way, and the 98% success rate that followed. A technical journey through OpenClaw, Ollama, and production AI infrastructure.
Azure DevOps MCP Server with ToolHive Operator
How to run the Azure DevOps MCP Server in Kubernetes using the ToolHive Operator for integration with Open WebUI and other AI tools.
From NGINX Ingress to Traefik: A Forced Migration That Turned Out Better
On November 11, 2025, the Kubernetes community announced the end of Ingress NGINX. The project that had been the de facto standard for routing traffic to Kubernetes workloads for years is retiring in March 2026. No new releases, no bugfixes, no security patches. For me, this meant one thing: time to migrate. Why Ingress NGINX is Shutting Down The story behind the retirement is actually quite sad. Despite its enormous popularity, the project was maintained for years by just one or two volunteers working in their spare time, on evenings and weekends....
I Built an AI That Deploys Real Cloud Infrastructure Just by Chatting With It
How I built an AI-powered system that deploys real Azure infrastructure through natural conversation, running 100% locally with open-source models - no API costs!
Building a Robust Backup Solution: Jellyfin MinIO Plugin Deep Dive
How I created an automated backup system for Jellyfin using MinIO object storage and .NET 8 to protect against data loss and configuration disasters.
Self-Hosting a Tuya Power Plug Logger with Kubernetes, InfluxDB & Grafana
How I hacked my Tuya-based smart plug to avoid a €30/year subscription and built a full self-hosted power usage dashboard.
Building a Scalable Kubernetes Network Architecture with Cilium, BGP, and L2 Announcements
Building a Scalable Kubernetes Network Architecture with Cilium, BGP, and L2 Announcements Introduction When I began setting up my Kubernetes cluster’s networking infrastructure, I faced a common but challenging problem: how to efficiently manage a limited public IP range while maintaining a clear separation between public and private services. I had a small /29 subnet (X.X.55.89/29) for public services, which meant I needed to be extremely conservative with IP usage. This constraint led me to develop a hybrid networking solution that combines Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for public services with Layer 2 (L2) announcements for private services....